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I got a infected with a trojan virus, in fact several trojan's: downloader, downloader.MisleadApp, trojan.SpamThru, trojan.Adclicker and a couple others that I can't remember (I am guessing they were received from Limewire the peer 2 peer music player and sharing site that I used once and never again). I also can't use google or I will be hijacked to "search-daily.com" and on to "cyberstroll.com". Also, I now receive ads from "Superiorads" at regular intervals and talk about slllllllooooowwwwww computing.

So, upon some research, I figured I needed to download highjackthis in order for a helper to have something to help me with and get rid of these problems.

I couldn't get any responses on another help site such as this one so I downloaded "hijackthis" and posted "a" log" report hoping someone there would respond (*it was just a log). It remains a log only.

I have several protectors such as Norton Anti-virus (with spyware protection), Spyware Doctor, Ad-aware 2007, firewalls and popup blockers - all of which have found the problem but can't seem to get rid of them (Yes, all done in safe mode, system restore turned off etc).

Now for my question.

Now I am browsing around on this site and it tells me I should NEVER use hjt until I have tried "spybot" first (about the only program I didn't use) because it will mess things up. Does downloading a hjt log qualify as me using hjt or did I misread the warning? I want' to do this "right" but now I don't know what to do or if I am still on track?

So in conclusion, I have not tried spybot (nor have I downloaded it yet), but have only downloaded hjt and did log my files for showing only. Is this okay or did I do a no-no? This is getting confusing.

Now Download Attribune's ATF Cleaner and then SUPERAntiSpyware , Free Home Version. Save both to desktop .. DO NOT run yet.Open SUPER from icon and install and Update itUnder Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked):Close browsers before scanning.Scan for tracking cookies.Terminate memory threats before quarantining.Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen and exit the program. DO NOT run yet.

Now reboot into Safe Mode: Safe Mode Using the F8 MethodRestart your computer. When the machine first starts again it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. At this point you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys. Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode.

Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.Under Main "Select Files to Delete" choose: Select All.Click the Empty Selected button.

If you use Firefox or the Opera browser click on that browser at the top and choose: Select AllClick the Empty Selected button.If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.

Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.

NOW Scan with SUPEROpen from the desktop icon or the program Files listOn the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.Perform a Complete scan. After scan,Verify they are all checked.Click OK on the summary screen to quarantine all found items.If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes" and reboot normally.

To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.Click Close to exit the program.

Please ask any needed questions,post logs and Let us know how your PC in running now.

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Nice job,you kicked a lot of malware.How is the machine running. Do you run Blubster or another P2P application?

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My Computer is running fantastic. I even got the courage to try "google" and got in and out without any problems. Damn, this is nice after a couple of weeks trying to do what you did for me. I appreciate it!

Blubster or P2P? Oh yes, but not anymore.

Yeah, I thought I could try to get some free music from Lime wire and forgot that I was told to turn off my protection/blockers/etc for the download. I was presented with a offer to get a "better" experience and to try their Java, I think it was; thats when I lost control of my computer.

Question. Do you think its' a good idea to run "ATF Cleaner" and "Superantispyware" together for regular checks in the future? And if you don't mind telling me. What is ATF?

ATF-Cleaner by Atribune.was once upon a time just my personal temp file cleaner. There became a need for a good temp file cleaner that could do the job safely and without removing files that are crucial to windows, so I decided I'd share it with the public.This program is for XP and Windows 2000 only

Yes much of your malware came thru P2P, glad your off.I would keep them handy. Update the SAS at least weekly and before running scans.

Now you should Set a New Restore Pointto prevent possible reinfection from an old one. Some of the malware you picked up could have been saved in System Restore. Since System Restore is a protected directory, your tools can not access it to delete these bad files which sometimes can reinfect your system. Setting a new restore point AFTER cleaning your system will help prevent this and enable your computer to "roll-back" to a clean working state.

Choose the radio button marked "Create a Restore Point" on the first screen then click "Next". Give the R.P. a name then click "Create". The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a log of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore.

Then go to Start > Run and type: Cleanmgr

Click "OK".

Click the "More Options" Tab.

Click "Clean Up" in the System Restore section to remove all previous restore points except the newly created one.

Edited by boopme, 09 February 2008 - 11:38 PM.

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I tried that "CleanMgr" and it only offered me "Local Disk C:" as an option. Should I go ahead and clean it (local disk C:) anyway? My operating system is Windows XP Home edition. Browser IE 6.0.x

I also have a slave on my hard drive "Local Disk F:" - however, I hardly even use that. It is only there because I had some old files I needed to access now and then.

On another note.

I see my taskbar has a orange "Java update available". It looks to be the very one that gave me trouble with the trojans and has exactly the same date when I got infected. Can you advise me on this one too please? What should I do with it?
Thank you so much.